AptarGroup Company Profile (NYSE:ATR)

AptarGroup trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ATR."

AptarGroup announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 13th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share on Wednesday, August 16th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 24th. View AptarGroup's Dividend History.

AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) posted its earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.75 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $601.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $591.69 million. AptarGroup had a return on equity of 16.58% and a net margin of 9.09%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.71 EPS. View AptarGroup's Earnings History.

AptarGroup is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 27th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.92-0.97 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.94.

8 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for AptarGroup's stock. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate AptarGroup's stock price to reach $82.60 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for AptarGroup.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about AptarGroup stock:

• 1. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We are increasing our 2017 estimates for AptarGroup (ATR) to account for the strength in the euro during 2Q17; as a reminder, we recently raised our estimates for Sealed Air and Avery Dennison on account of FX and resin. The company’s 2Q17 guidance had assumed a $1.07 euro rate, but the euro has since appreciated to $1.12, and we calculate the average rate in the quarter will be ~$1.10. As a reminder, we estimate that a 10% change in the euro affects ATR’s annual EBIT by ~$15 million. While U.S." (6/23/2017)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "For first-quarter 2017, AptarGroup expects earnings to be in the range of $0.72–$0.77. AptarGroup's base business continues to be affected by consumer weakness in certain categories. In addition, cautionary spending of customers, higher resin costs and an unfavorable foreign exchange remain headwinds for AptarGroup’s performance. Estimates have been going down ahead of the company’s Q1 earnings release. The company has mixed record of earnings surprises in recent quarters. Moreover, AptarGroup underperformed the Zacks categorized Containers-Paper/Plastic market over the past one year. " (4/17/2017)

Some companies that are related to AptarGroup include Packaging Corporation of America (PKG), Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Xylem (XYL), Smith (A.O.) Corporation (AOS), AB SKF (SKFRY), Sealed Air Corporation (SEE), IDEX Corporation (IEX), Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY), Crown Holdings (CCK), Allegion PLC (ALLE), BPC Acquisition Corp (BERY), The Middleby Corporation (MIDD), Nordson Corporation (NDSN), Alcoa Corp. (AA), Hubbell (HUBB), HD Supply Holdings (HDS) and Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO).

AptarGroup's management team includes the folowing people:

• King W. Harris, Independent Chairman of the Board, Presiding Director
• Stephan B. Tanda, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• Robert W. Kuhn, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary
• Salim Haffar, President - Aptar Pharma
• Eldon W. Schaffer II, President - Aptar Beauty and Home
• Gael Touya, President, Aptar Food and Beverage
• Ursula Saint-Leger, Vice President - Human Resources
• Stephen J. Hagge, Director
• Alain Chevassus, Independent Director
• George L. Fotiades, Independent Director

AptarGroup's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BTIM Corp. (1.47%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.60%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.23%), State Treasurer State of Michigan (0.04%), Aperio Group LLC (0.04%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.04%). Company insiders that own AptarGroup stock include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, Gael Touya, King W Harris, Maritza Gomez Montiel, Monnas Giovanna Kampouri, Patrick Doherty, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BTIM Corp., US Bancorp DE, Independent Portfolio Consultants Inc., Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC and Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID. Company insiders that have sold AptarGroup stock in the last year include Alain Chevassus, Eldon W Schaffer II, King W Harris, Peter Pfeiffer, Ralf K Wunderlich, Robert Kuhn, Salim Haffar, Stephen J Hagge and Ursula Saint-Leger. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

AptarGroup's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including GW&K Investment Management LLC, Capstone Asset Management Co., Aperio Group LLC, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, LS Investment Advisors LLC, Bank of Montreal Can and Diversified Trust Co. View Insider Buying and Selling for AptarGroup.

Shares of AptarGroup can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AptarGroup stock can currently be purchased for approximately $90.09.